List of all shark attacks in tanzania
Fatal Attacks
5
Unprovoked Attacks
6
Total Attacks
8
There have been a total of 8 shark attacks in TANZANIA. Out of those, 5 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 62.50%. 6 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Beach, Dar-es-Salaam (Reported as the 5th fatality in 3 months at Coco Beach) | 07-09-2000 | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 28yo Godfrey Msemwa | |
| Coco Beach, Dar-es-Salaam | 31-08-2000 | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | ||
| Coco Beach, Dar-es-Salaam | 31-07-2000 | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | ||
| Coco Beach, Dar-es-Salaam | 30-06-2000 | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | ||
| Coco Beach in Oyster Bay, 7 km north of Dar-es-Salaam | 31-05-2000 | Thought to involve a Zambesi shark | Swimming | FATAL, legs severed | YES | male | |
| Dar-es-Salaam harbor | Swimming | Leg bitten | NO | W. Svendson, ship’s officer | |||
| 17-05-1968 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Schooner sank during a storm | 6 people rescued, 3 shark-scavenged bodies recovered, 14 people lost | NO | |||
| Near entrance to Dar-es-Salaam Harbour | 23-09-1961 | 07h00 | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT Right hand severed by hooked shark | NO | 42yo Yusef Mohamed |
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